Hand Shears

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Description

Metal blade or hand shears for shearing sheep. Single bow - possibly for use by a left hander. Marked "38", "22", "W P" A piece of leather keeps the blades together.

Production date

1870s

Production period

Victorian

Collection type

Museum

Media/materials

Metal

Measurements

H 44mm x W 360mm x D 90mm (measured for display as in photo)

Accession number

78/0386

System ID

2300

Current Rights

Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence

Organisation Credit Line

Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 2300

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Classifications

Shears, Sheep Shears, Animal Tool, Animal Grooming Animal Care Equipment Animal Husbandry T&E Tools and Equipment for Materials

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